We are a deeply committed couple in our 30's, and the parents of five precious children on a radical journey to get out of debt, build our faith, our family and our home on 11 1/2 acres of land in the hills of beautiful, Southwest Virginia. Our desire is to use our lives and our resources to encourage others. Sometimes the journey is incredible, sometimes it seems impossible. Here you can read about both because such is life...

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

What I'm Reading ~ March

So I set a new goal to challenge myself to either read or listen to 1 book per month in addition to Gods word. Why? because I want to learn and grow! Did you know that most americans have not read a non-fiction book since college but yet watches 2+ hours of TV a day? My goal is to read at least 1 book per month from one of the following categories. 1. Spiritual growth 2. Business/Finance 3. Self-Help (as in nutrition, exercise, gardening, homeschooling ect.). Each month, I want to try to blog which books I have chosen to read. Feel free to join me in this challenge! I also want to encourage you to read with an open mind/heart. Don't be stubborn and throw a book down just because you read something you disagree with or don't like! I think you do need to be careful about your book choices but try to finish the book and pray about what is for you and leave the rest!

It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...

But who do you know who lives like that? Do you?

In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.

Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment--a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

2. Business/Finance ~ "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George ClasonBook Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2004

Hailed as a modern-day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal financial problems. Based on the success secrets of ancient "Babylonian parables", it is the most inspiring book on wealth ever written.

Hailed as a modern-day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal financial problems. Based on the success secrets of ancient "Babylonian parables", it is the most inspiring book on wealth ever written.

3. Self-Help ~ (Things I want to learn more about) ~ "Homeschooling with a meek and Quiet Spirit" by Teri MaxwellBook Description

Publication Date: 2001

A desire of a homeschooling mother's heart is to have a meek and quiet spirit instead of the discouragement, fear, and anger she often experiences. In these pages, Teri offers practical insights into a mothers meek and quiet spirit for her individual curcumstances.